Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Kew Campus) (Volume 5 page 49)
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Credit points: 16.7
Coordinator: Jillian Rodd.
Prerequisite: Education and Care C and Human Development C or equivalent.
Contact: A 2-hour lecture/seminar each week.
Timetable: Second semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of parenthood from the point of view of parents;
- understand the concepts of resilience and vulnerability both from a psychological and sociological perspective;
- appreciate the vulnerability of contemporary families and the prospects for their continuation as on-going units in society;
- critically analyse psychological theories as they contribute to an understanding of the importance of early experience for development;
- interpret those social forces which are changing the nature of childhood;
- understand the obligations of the law towards families and children;
- demonstrate an understanding of the roles of both parents and professionals in the child's development, family resilience and the education process;
- understand and apply theoretical frameworks which underpin an approach to behaviour management;
- analyse the developmental appropriateness of certain management practices;
- demonstrate their knowledge and skills as parent educators; and
- evaluate the diversity of community resources available to children and families.
Content:
An examination of parenthood as a stage of human development; theoretical and empirical aspects of the psychological and sociological literature relevant to child and family resilience and vulnerability; contemporary approaches to issues in and systems for child management, and the relationship between parents, children and professionals.
Assessment:
A 750-word case study (20 per cent); a 750-word evaluation of a parent education program (20 per cent); a 750-word evaluation of a community service (20 per cent); a 1500-word essay or equivalent to be negotiated with the lecturer (40 per cent).
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